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I Just Wanna Dance! For a Good Cause, That is...

Sep 20th 2010

Dancing with the Stars is a bit of a Utah phenomenon. Half of the real stars, the dancers, hail straight from Salt Lake and Utah county to shake, step and spin across the dance floor. The semi-washed up celebrities/stars take a back seat to the talented cha-cha-cha'ers leaving viewers (or maybe just me) with a desire to get on the dance floor and one-two-step. (Did we mention how excited we are to watch Hasselhoff AND Bristol Palin attempt to salsa on the DWTS premier tonight? Yeah, kind of a guilty pleasure...).

For those of us lacking in a C-list Hollywood career and/or have two left feet there's still hope. The West Jordan Rotary is hosting a fundraising event, their own sort of Dancing With the Stars on Sept. 23 at "The Gathering Place" at
Gardner Village. Proceeds from the event will go to U-SA Cares and Operation 61.

U-SA Cares for Life supports mothers and babies facing poverty, abandonment and HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Operation 61 is a non-profit organization committed to restoring local communities and individuals that have been plagued by addiction, debt, obesity, domestic violence and human trafficking.

The evening begins at 6:30, followed by a ballroom dance lesson from Todd Hansen of King Studios, food, drinks and a showcase of professional dancers. Both silent and live auctions will be held. Auction items up for grabs include a weeks stay at "The Yacht Club" in Providencia, Turks & Caicos as well as full lasic eye surgery, two nights at Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, a 1-day Race Drivers School at Miller Motorsports Park, 2 season tckets to Hale Center Theater, and over 100 other spectacular items.

The dance floor opens from 9-10 p.m. so you can put your new dancin' skills to good use and Tonya Papanikolas from KSL will emcee.

And in honor of our "I just wanna dance!" moments at SLmag, we've got two sets of couples tickets and a dance lesson we want to give YOU. How to win? Leave us a comment telling us which Utah celebrity you'd like to see on Dancing With the Stars! We'll pick a winner Wednesday afternoon, so get those dance shoes ready.